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Result
Sri Lanka won by 88 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Vandort | c MP Vaughan b MJ Hoggard | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
| ST Jayasuriya | c KP Pietersen b RJ Sidebottom | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.3 |
| KC Sangakkara | c PD Collingwood b JM Anderson | 92 | 159 | 13 | 0 | 57.9 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c MJ Prior b MJ Hoggard | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| LPC Silva | c MJ Prior b MJ Hoggard | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| J Mubarak | c MJ Prior b MJ Hoggard | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | c AN Cook b MS Panesar | 51 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 50.0 |
| WPUJC Vaas | b MS Panesar | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.5 |
| CRD Fernando | c MP Vaughan b MS Panesar | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SL Malinga | not out | 1* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| M Muralitharan | run out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 59.3 overs | 188 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (ST Jayasuriya, 2.5 ov), 2-29 (MG Vandort, 9.1 ov), 3-40 (DPMD Jayawardene, 13.1 ov), 4-42 (LPC Silva, 15.1 ov), 5-42 (J Mubarak, 15.6 ov), 6-148 (HAPW Jayawardene, 46.1 ov), 7-180 (WPUJC Vaas, 52.3 ov), 8-182 (CRD Fernando, 56.6 ov), 9-186 (KC Sangakkara, 59.2 ov), 10-188 (M Muralitharan, 59.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 15 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 14 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2.07 | 0 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 15.4 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 13.5 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Michael Vaughan | c LPC Silva b M Muralitharan | 37 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 34.3 |
| Ian Bell | c LPC Silva b M Muralitharan | 83 | 125 | 12 | 0 | 66.4 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b M Muralitharan | 31 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 54.4 |
| Paul Collingwood | b M Muralitharan | 45 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 37.2 |
| Ravi Bopara | c HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 |
| Matt Prior | c J Mubarak b CRD Fernando | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | c HAPW Jayawardene b SL Malinga | 31 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 38.3 |
| Matthew Hoggard | st HAPW Jayawardene b M Muralitharan | 15 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 65.2 |
| James Anderson | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 2* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 1, w 2, nb 11) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 93.1 overs | 281 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (AN Cook, 0.3 ov), 2-107 (MP Vaughan, 34.1 ov), 3-132 (IR Bell, 42.6 ov), 4-170 (KP Pietersen, 52.3 ov), 5-182 (RS Bopara, 58.4 ov), 6-185 (MJ Prior, 61.1 ov), 7-242 (RJ Sidebottom, 83.2 ov), 8-266 (PD Collingwood, 88.4 ov), 9-272 (MJ Hoggard, 90.1 ov), 10-281 (JM Anderson, 93.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 18.1 | 3 | 76 | 2 | 4.18 | 0 | 2 |
| SL Malinga | 20 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 4.30 | 2 | 8 |
| M Muralitharan | 35 | 14 | 55 | 6 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando | 18 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Vandort | c IR Bell b JM Anderson | 49 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 34.3 |
| ST Jayasuriya | lbw b MJ Hoggard | 78 | 106 | 10 | 1 | 73.6 |
| KC Sangakkara | c MP Vaughan b PD Collingwood | 152 | 269 | 19 | 0 | 56.5 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | c MJ Prior b MJ Hoggard | 65 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 60.2 |
| LPC Silva | lbw b MS Panesar | 37 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 77.1 |
| J Mubarak | c sub (GP Swann) b MS Panesar | 9 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | b PD Collingwood | 20 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 43.5 |
| WPUJC Vaas | not out | 6* | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 |
| SL Malinga | b MS Panesar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| CRD Fernando | not out | 9* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 0) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 130 overs | 442/8 | ||||
Did not bat: M Muralitharan
Fall of wickets: 1-113 (ST Jayasuriya, 32.6 ov), 2-166 (MG Vandort, 50.6 ov), 3-288 (DPMD Jayawardene, 86.1 ov), 4-359 (LPC Silva, 101.5 ov), 5-387 (J Mubarak, 111.6 ov), 6-423 (HAPW Jayawardene, 124.5 ov), 7-426 (KC Sangakkara, 126.5 ov), 8-429 (SL Malinga, 127.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 18 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 3.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 25 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Monty Panesar | 45 | 5 | 132 | 3 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 23 | 4 | 128 | 1 | 5.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c LPC Silva b WPUJC Vaas | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Michael Vaughan | c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 |
| James Anderson | b WPUJC Vaas | 11 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 30.6 |
| Ian Bell | b M Muralitharan | 74 | 209 | 6 | 0 | 35.4 |
| Kevin Pietersen | b CRD Fernando | 18 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Paul Collingwood | c KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando | 16 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 59.3 |
| Ravi Bopara | lbw b ST Jayasuriya | 34 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 81.0 |
| Matt Prior | b M Muralitharan | 63 | 147 | 8 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | lbw b M Muralitharan | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Hoggard | b SL Malinga | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 2* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 9, w 0, nb 11) | 25 | ||||
| Total | 94 overs | 261 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (AN Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (MP Vaughan, 8.6 ov), 3-27 (JM Anderson, 10.3 ov), 4-55 (KP Pietersen, 17.2 ov), 5-90 (PD Collingwood, 25.5 ov), 6-139 (RS Bopara, 40.4 ov), 7-248 (MJ Prior, 84.6 ov), 8-249 (IR Bell, 86.2 ov), 9-253 (RJ Sidebottom, 90.2 ov), 10-261 (MJ Hoggard, 93.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 17 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3.29 | 0 | 5 |
| SL Malinga | 15 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2.60 | 0 | 4 |
| M Muralitharan | 36 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 2.36 | 0 | 1 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 14 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando | 12 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.25 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the match: KC Sangakkara · Umpires: Asad Rauf, Aleem Dar · TV umpire: TH Wijewardene · Match referee: JJ Crowe. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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